Bald-Faced Hornet--male or female? - Dolichovespula maculata

Thanks! ^__^ Guess I'm still

Thanks! ^__^ Guess I'm still looking for the Queen-LOL!

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 8 October, 2007 - 1:56pm

lol!

just some advice on how to tell the queen apart. queens usually have realy wide white lines on their shoulder, comapered to a worker/male in which these lines are thinner.

… vulgaris, 8 October, 2007 - 2:02pm

Oh I was looking at the wrong

Thanks! Oh! I was looking at the wrong spots/lines..oops..

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 8 October, 2007 - 2:16pm

Male...

you can tell by the realy long antennea and the long abdomen

… vulgaris, 8 October, 2007 - 1:42pm

Male.

Wow, what a great image! Note long antennae, and long, blunt-tipped abdomen: all say "male."

… Eric R. Eaton, 8 October, 2007 - 1:42pm

bald face hornet

I was recently stung by a wasp/hornet that looks like this and went into anaphalactic shock. The sting was the most pinpoint localized pain that one could imagine. I have been stung by many bees, wasps, hornets and never had a reaction like this. It is quite similar to the photos provided. The nest was discovered in Albany NY, the insect is extremely aggressive, has a baseball size nest in my Rhododendron bush that is a papery, wrapped around hive with entrance at bottom. What can you tell me about this insect.

… A Forfa, 23 July, 2014 - 10:16pm